This programme of work looks at the impact of social care initiatives on the emergency healthcare system. We have a particular focus on the care of older people and integrating the service users perspctive in our research

Current projects

International Social Work role in Emergency Departments 2005

National Survey of Emergency Secondary Care 2005- includes the provision of social care in emergency departments

Bereavement Care in Emergency Departments

Completed projects

Social Work and Older People in an Anglo-Scandiniavian Study 2004

Reducing waits and attendances at Emergency Departments 2004 . Part of this systematic literature review looked at the imapct of various social care initiatives.

Social Workers in A&E 2001 - This study evaluatted the role, service advantages and user opinion of a project to introduce a social worker into an emergency assessment unit of an acute hospital.

Older frequent emergency department attenders' appraisal of Emergency Department Social Work McLeod,E and Olsson, M 2004

Key Staff

Eileen MacLeod;  Joanne Fisher; Heather Cooke;  Matthew Cooke